Gov. David Paterson issued a statement in reaction to the Department of Labor’s unemployment report, which says that 800,000 New Yorkers do not have jobs, and that the state’s unemployment has reached …

Senate Democrats are headed back to court, according to multiple Senate Democratic sources. They are due in court at 3 p.m. We are working to get more details and will post as we learn more. Update: A …

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is weighing in on the Senate fight, calling on the Senate GOP to accept the Democrats’ power-sharing proposal and “get back to work.” “Senate Republicans must end their …

Get ready for a flurry of press releases — all of them including variations on the phrase “It has become clear” — pressing the GOP to dump Pedro Espada Jr. from the post of president pro tempore. Sen. …